Spot the Difference

Contrary to rumors, Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!’, is not a diva when the cameras aren’t rolling. He claims to own over 100 suits, however. In one day, a week’s worth of episodes is filmed. Trebek often has to change suits to create the illusion that another day has passed.

An unlikely friendship was forged between Ireland and the American Choctaw Indian Tribe, when the latter sent the former money during the famine. This was despite the fact that the tribe had just been forced to walk the Trail of Tears. You’ll find a monument of appreciation to the tribe in County Cork.

A ship called the RMS Empress of Ireland had a cat called Emmy, but sank on its first voyage without her!